Harare vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Harare	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1021	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2475	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$408	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$649	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$188	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$230	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	37	99
😀 Quality of life	49	100
🏙️ Population	2.15M	5.45M

The cost of living in Harare is 61% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5412th and 649th ($1021 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Zimbabwe and Australia, respectively. Check Zimbabwe vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Harare compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Harare ranked 1st best city to live in Zimbabwe vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6721st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Harare vs Sydney

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	Harare	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.96	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.93	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.69	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$662	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.4	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$93.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.05%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1147	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$587	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.99	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.1	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.58	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.13	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.92	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.16	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.26	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.03	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.34	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.67	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$19.3	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.3	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$258	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8872	$19140

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Cities near Harare

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Chitungwiza	$751
66 km or 41 mi	Marondera	$779
105 km or 65 mi	Chinhoyi	$650
133 km or 83 mi	Kadoma	$761
165 km or 103 mi	Kwekwe	$716
213 km or 132 mi	Mutare	$755
223 km or 138 mi	Gweru	$587
251 km or 156 mi	Masvingo	$873
291 km or 181 mi	Chimoio	$916
328 km or 204 mi	Tete	$820
369 km or 229 mi	Bulawayo	$658
399 km or 248 mi	Lusaka	$655
447 km or 278 mi	Choma	$687
458 km or 284 mi	Beira	$996
478 km or 297 mi	Blantyre	$506
498 km or 309 mi	Kapiri Mposhi	$748
510 km or 317 mi	Ntcheu	$493
514 km or 319 mi	Mulanje	$461
518 km or 322 mi	Lilongwe	$592
525 km or 326 mi	Francistown	$587
531 km or 330 mi	Zomba	$458
549 km or 341 mi	Livingstone	$653
584 km or 363 mi	Mangochi	$496
588 km or 365 mi	Monkey Bay	$519
599 km or 372 mi	Ndola	$577
618 km or 384 mi	Quelimane	$692
635 km or 394 mi	Kitwe	$1062
659 km or 409 mi	Mufulira	$1278
665 km or 413 mi	Palapye	$514
679 km or 422 mi	Serowe	$536
680 km or 422 mi	Chingola	$1069
714 km or 444 mi	Mzimba	$565
734 km or 456 mi	Mahalapye	$577
775 km or 482 mi	Mansa	$912
778 km or 484 mi	Mzuzu	$527
786 km or 489 mi	Lubumbashi	$1124
847 km or 526 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
847 km or 526 mi	Kasama	$888
892 km or 554 mi	Likasi	$1032
898 km or 558 mi	Middelburg	$830

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710